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sustain - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | sustain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep up, maintain |
| Synonyms: | aid, approve, assist, back, bankroll, bear, befriend, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, comfort, confirm, continue, convey, defend, endorse, favor, feed, foster, go for, help, lug, nourish, nurse, nurture, pack, preserve, prolong, prop, protract, ratify, relieve, save, supply, support, transfer, transport, uphold, validate, verify, keep alive, keep from falling, keep going, lend a hand, provide for, shore up, stand by, stick up for, tote |
| Antonyms: | discontinue, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | sustain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, experience |
| Synonyms: | abide, bear, bear with, brook, digest, encounter, feel, go, have, know, see, stand*, stomach*, suffer, take it, tolerate, undergo, withstand, bear up under, hang in, live with, put up with, stand up to |
| Antonyms: | abstain, discontinue, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, support |
| Synonyms: | abet, alleviate, assist, bail out, befriend, encourage, favor, go to bat for*, lighten, mitigate, promote, relieve, serve, subsidize, sustain, benefact, go with*, lend a hand, open doors for, stick up for, straighten out* |
| Notes: | aid is assistance or a source of assistance; aide is an assistant |
| Antonyms: | block, hinder, hurt, impede, injure, obstruct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help |
| Synonyms: | abet, aid, back, bail out, benefit, boost, collaborate, cooperate, do for*, expedite, facilitate, further, go for, go to bat for*, hype*, plug*, puff*, push*, reinforce, relieve, ride shotgun*, serve, stump*, support, sustain, thump*, give a boost, give a leg up, give a lift, go down the line for, go with, grease the wheels, lend a hand, make a pitch for, open doors, put on the map, root for, run interference for, stand up for, take care of, work for, work with |
| Antonyms: | hinder, hurt, stop, thwart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affirm, vouch for |
| Synonyms: | adjure, announce, argue, assert, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, declare, demonstrate, display, exhibit, indicate, prove, ratify, seal, show, substantiate, support, sustain, swear, testify, uphold, verify, warrant, witness, asservate, give evidence |
| Antonyms: | deny |
| Main Entry: | befriend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make social acquaintance; support |
| Synonyms: | advise, aid, assist, back, benefit, buddy up, case out, come on to, cotton to, encourage, favor, get chummy with, get in with, help, hit it off*, patronize, side with, stand by, sustain, take under one's wing, take up with, uphold, welcome |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bolster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help |
| Synonyms: | aid, assist, bear up, boost, brace, buck up, bulwark, buoy, buttress, carry, cushion, help, hold up, maintain, pick up, pillow, prop, reinforce, stay, strengthen, support, sustain, uphold, shore up |
| Antonyms: | hinder, obstruct, prevent, undermine, not support |
| Main Entry: | buoy (up) |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make light, encourage |
| Synonyms: | bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cheer up, encourage, hearten, lift, prop, raise, support, sustain, uphold, keep afloat |
| Antonyms: | bring down, depress |
| Main Entry: | buttress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support, bolster |
| Synonyms: | back up, beef up*, brace, build up, bulwark, carry, prop, reinforce, shore, step up, strengthen, sustain, uphold, jack up, jazz up |
| Antonyms: | let down, weaken |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, appreciate, clasp, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship, apprize, care for, cleave to, cling to, hold dear, hold in high esteem |
| Antonyms: | abandon, denounce, forsake, renounce, not care |
| Main Entry: | comfort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make to feel better |
| Synonyms: | abate, aid, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assist, assuage, bolster, buck up*, calm, cheer, compose, condole, confirm, console, delight, divert, ease, encourage, enliven, free, gladden, hearten, help, invigorate, mitigate, nourish, reassure, refresh, relieve, remedy, revive, salve, soften, solace, soothe, strengthen, stroke, succor, support, sustain, sympathize, uphold, commiserate with, grant respite, inspirit, lighten burden, make well, put at ease, quiet fears, reanimate, revitalize, upraise |
| Antonyms: | aggravate, annoy, bother, distress, exasperate, hurt, irritate, provoke, torment, torture, trouble, vex |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save, protect |
| Synonyms: | cut back, hoard, keep, maintain, nurse, preserve, safeguard, scrimp, skimp, squirrel away*, steward, support, sustain, cut down on, go easy on, sock away, squirrel, stash, store up, take care of, use sparingly |
| Antonyms: | destroy, neglect, spend, squander, use, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | corroborate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | back up information, story |
| Synonyms: | approve, authenticate, bear out, certify, check out, confirm, document, endorse, establish, justify, okay, prove, ratify, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, validate, verify, check on, check up, declare true, double check, give nod, rubber-stamp |
| Antonyms: | contradict, deny, disallow, disclaim, refute, reject |
| Main Entry: | energize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | activate; give more life |
| Synonyms: | animate, arm, build up, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, fortify, invigorate, motivate, pep up, prime, quicken, reinforce, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, trigger, turn on, work up, zap*, actify, activize, goose*, innervate, inspirit, jazz up, juice up, liven up, pump up, put zip into, start up, switch on, vitalize |
| Antonyms: | deactivate, debilitate, sap, tire, weaken, weary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give nourishment; augment |
| Synonyms: | banquet, bolster, cater, cram, deliver, dine, dish out*, dispense, encourage, fatten, feast, fill, find, foster, fuel, furnish, give, gorge, hand, hand over, maintain, minister, nourish, nurse, nurture, provide, provision, regale, satisfy, stock, strengthen, stuff, supply, support, sustain, wine and dine*, victual |
| Antonyms: | starve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fend for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of |
| Synonyms: | subsist, support, survive, sustain, eke out existence, look after, make do, make provision for, provide for, stay alive |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | fuel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give energy to |
| Synonyms: | charge, fan, feed, fill 'er up, fill up, fire, gas, gas up, incite, inflame, nourish, service, stoke up, supply, sustain, tank up |
| Antonyms: | de-energize, deplete, discourage, unfuel |
| Main Entry: | justify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legitimize, substantiate |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, advocate, alibi*, answer for, approve, assert, bear out, brief, claim, clear, condone, confirm, contend, cop a plea, countenance, crawl, defend, establish, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, explain, favor, legalize, maintain, palliate, pardon, plead, rationalize, rebut, square, support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant, apologize for, argue for, be answerable for, do justice to, make allowances, make good, show cause, speak in favor, stand up for |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nourish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feed, care for |
| Synonyms: | attend, cherish, comfort, cultivate, encourage, foster, furnish, maintain, nurse, nurture, promote, provide, supply, support, sustain, tend |
| Antonyms: | abandon, deprive, neglect, starve |
| Main Entry: | nurture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feed, care for |
| Synonyms: | back, bolster, bring up, cherish, cultivate, develop, discipline, educate, foster, instruct, nourish, nurse, provide, raise, rear, school, support, sustain, tend, train, uphold, nursle |
| Antonyms: | deprive, ignore, neglect, starve |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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